Laundry appliance.



G. B. ROGERS & J. W. GARDNER.

LAUNDRY APPLIANCE.

.APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 21, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

CHARLES BUTTERS ROGERS AND JOHN WILLIAM GARDNER, OF ST. PETER,MINNESOTA.

LAUNDRY APPLIANCE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, OHARLEs BUTTERs ROGERS and JOHN WILLIAM GARDNER, ofSt. Peter, county of N icollet, State of Minnesota, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Laundry Appliances, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in laundry apparatus andparticularly to the stands used in connection with the ironing boards ortables therefor.

The object of our invention is to provide a neat ornamental stand whichwill occupy but little space in the ironing room and is adapted tosupport a series of ironing boards arranged parallel with one another oneach side of the stand and spaced apart sufficiently to allow theironers to work between them.

A further object is to provide a stand having means whereby the boardsmay be swung to an upright position out of the way when the room isbeing swept or cleaned.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detaileddescription.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as here-' inafter described and particularly pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side view of a portion of an ironing stand or frame showing themanner of mounting the boards thereon. Fig. 2 is an end view partiallyin section showing a board on one side in a horizontal position readyfor use and on the other side raised to a vertical or inoperativeposition. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the manner of securing theironing board leg in its raised position when the board is not in use.

In the drawing, 2 represents upright hollow standards supported in bases3 that are secured to the floor by any suitable means. These standardsare arranged in pairs at intervals, a suitable distance apart, those ofthe same pair being connected at the top by cross pipes 4 and theadjoining standards on the same side of the frame being connected bypipes 5. Centrally mounted on the cross pipes 4 are standards 6connected at the top and near their lower ends with one another by pipes7 and 8. k

Above each standard 2 on both sides of the frame an ironing board 9 isprovided, having hinges 10 on the pipes 8 and adapted to swing on saidhinges to a vertical position against the upper portions of thestandards 6. A loop 11 is pivoted to the under side of each ironingboard and a tube 12 has a pivotal connection at 13 to said loop and isadapted to slide vertically in the hollow standard Fig. 2. Near itslower end the said tube is provided with a slot 14 and a spring catch 15that is adapted'to fly out and rest upon the to of the hollow standardand support the tu e thereon when it is raised to a predetermined point.This raising takes place when the ironing board is swung to an uprightposition and when the spring catch engages the to of the standard theironing board will be held in this raised position and cannot drop downuntil the spring catch is pressed inwardly and the tube is allowed toslide down into the hollow standard. When this has been done the ironingboard will drop to a horizontal position and the loop 11 in conjunctionwlth its pivotal connection to the tube will act as a brace and supportthe board during the ironing operation. Adj ustable collars 16 areprovided on the pipe 8 to hold the hinges of the boards in placethereon. We prefer to construct the frame of gas pipe as it is light andstrong and comparatively inexpensive, and furthermore, by providing ahollow frame we are able to utilize it as an inclosing and protectingmeans for the electric wires. This feature of the invention we haveillustrated in Fig. 1 wherein the electric conductor 17 is shownextending from the top of one of the standards 6 and connected to a fiatiron 18 that is supported upon a rest 19 that is adjustably mounted uponthe pipe 8.

Each standard 6 will be e uipped with an electric conductor and eachoard will have a flat iron supported within convenient reach of theironer. Electric lights 20 are mounted upon thepipe 7. A gas pipe 21 isarranged to run through the pipe 8 to which suitable burners not shownmay be attached and a water pipe 22 is rovided in the pi e 5 and has atube connection 23 with a sprin rler 24 by means of which the clothescan be dampened.

There may be any desired number of these ironing boards according to thesize of the room and the laundry. Each one is operable independently ofthe others and as many of them may be used as desired. Each board has anindependent iron heated by electricity,

and a sprinkling device is provided, as shown, between the pairs ofboards and adapted for use on either side of the frame.

We claim as our invention:

1. An ironing board frame comprising upright standards 2 arranged inpairs and means securing them to the floor, and cross bars connectingthe upper portions of said standards, standards 6 mounted on said crossbars, and longitudinal bars 7 and 8 connecting said standardsfi with oneanother, a series of ironing boards having their inner ends hinged onsaid connecting bars 8, said boards being adapted to swing to an uprightposition, and braces connected to the under side of said boards andhaving sliding connections with said standards 2, for the purposespecified.

2. An ironing board frame comprising hollow upright standards 2 andcross bars connecting them, standards 6 arranged between said standards2 and projecting. above the same, horizontal longitudinal connectionsbetween said standards 6, ironing boards hingedon said horizontalconnections and adapted to swing to a vertical position or to ahorizontal position, bracesconnected to said boards and means slidablyarranged within said hollow standards and pivotally connected at theirupper ends to said braces and means for locking said slidable meansintheir raised position.

3. An ironing board stand composed-of gas pipe having upright standardsarranged in pairs and cross ipes connecting them, standards supporter?upon said crosspipes and extending above said pairs of standards, aseries of pipes connecting said first and second named standards, thelowerpip es of the series having water supply pipes therein, the

intermediate pipes of the series having gas pipes therein and the upperipes of theseries containing electric con uotors, ironing; boards hingedon each side of saldframe and having braces su porting them in ahorizontal position, said electric conductor having means for connectionto a flat iron and said water pipe having means for connection with asprinkling device.

4.. The combination, with a hollow standard, of a plunger slidabletherein and having a spring catch adapted ,to engage the top of saistandard and lock said plunger in its raised position, a brace pivotallyconnected to said plunger, an ironing board having a pivotal connectionwith said brace and a hinge at one end of said board and whereon it isadapted to swing to a vertical inoperative position or to a horizontaloperative position.

5. An ironing board stand composed of gas pipe having upright standardsand horizontal pipes connecting them, said horizontal pipes having watersupply pipes and gas pipes and electric conductors therein, ironingboards hinged to said frame and having suittal pipes having water supplypipes and electric conductors therein respectively, ironing boardshinged on said frame and having suitable. braces, said electricconductors having means for connection to a flat iron and saidwater'pipe having means for connection with a sprinkling device.

7. An ironing board frame comprising a hollow upright standard, anironing board hinged at one end above and in the rear of said standard,a plunger slidable in said standard and having means for looking it in araised position and a brace pivotally connecting said lunger with theforward portion of said board 8. An ironing boardframe comprisingupright standards, and plungers telescoping therewith andmeans for,locking said plungers in araised position, ironing boards hinged at oneend between said standards, braces connecting said boards with saidplungers and said lungers when raised cooperating with said races tosupport said boards in a vertical position, substantially as described.

9. An ironing board frame comprising a series of standards arranged inpairs, said frame having aportion thereof projecting above saidstandards, ironing boards hinged at one end on the projecting portion ofsaid frame above said standards, braces having a sliding pivotalconnection with said standards, the upwardly projecting portion of saidframe having water pipes and electric conductors therein, andconnections for a sprinkler device, and flat irons between said ironingboards...

10. Anironing board frame, comprising upright standards arranged inpairs and a middle portion/extending upwardly above said standards, andbetween the same, ironing boards hinged at one end on said frame abovesaid standards and between them, and braces attached at one end to saidboards and having sliding pivotal connections at their other ends withsaid standards, substantially as described.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 13th day ofMarch 1908.

CHARLES. BUTTERS ROGERS.

JOHN,WILLIAM GARDNER. Witnesses:

WM. M. CRANE,

MARIE CnRrsToFFERsoN.

